Family Lutjanidae |
Fish in the family Lutjanidae are usually referred to as snappers. They are typically marine but several species enter or live in estuaries and other brackish regions, and some enter freshwater to feed. They are important food fish but individuals may be ciguatoxic. The largest species grow to about a meter. They are usually carnivores, feeding on other fish and crustaceans. Some species aggregate in large schools. A number of species live in mangroves and the mangrove jack Lutjanus argentimaculatus is a prime example.
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Lutjanus apodus Schoolmaster |
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Lutjanus apodus Schoolmaster, Glover's Reef, Belize |
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Lutjanus apodus Schoolmaster, Glover's Reef, Belize with reef background |
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Lutjanus apodus Schoolmaster, Glover's Reef, Belize (headshot) |
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FISH 3453 Lutjanus apodus Schoolmaster juvenile, Glover's Reef, Belize.
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FISH 2884 Lutjanus apodus, Schoolmaster, Glover's Reef, Belize.
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FISH 2887 Lutjanus apodus, Schoolmaster, Glover's Reef, Belize.
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Lutjanus biguttatus Two-spot snapper
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Lutjanus biguttatus Two-spot snapper, Kadavu, Fiji |
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FISH 7141 Lutjanus biguttatus, Two-spot snapper, Kri Eco, Raja Ampat.
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Lutjanus bohar Red snapper |
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FISH 5715 Lutjanus bohar Red snapper Puerto Galera, Philippines.
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FISH 8753 Lutjanus bohar Red snapper subadult, Steve's Bommie, Great Barrier Reef
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Lutjanus carponotatus Spanish flag |
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FISH 8725 Lutjanus carponotatus, Spanish flag, Kri Eco, Raja Ampat.
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Lutjanus decussatus Checkered snapper |
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FISH 7237 Lutjanus decussatus, Checkered snapper, Kri Eco, Raja Ampat
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Lutjanus ehrenbergii Blackspot snapper |
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FISH 4515 Lutjanus ehrenbergii Blackspot snapper, Taveuni, Fiji.
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Lutjanus fulviflamma Longspot snapper |
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FISH 8700 Lutjanus fulviflamma Longspot snapper Steve's Bommie, Great Barrier Reef
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FISH 8675 Lutjanus fulviflamma Longspot snapper Steve's Bommie, Great Barrier Reef
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Lutjanus fulvus Blacktail snapper |
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FISH 3350 Lutjanus fulvus Blacktail snapper, Raja Ampat, West Papua. |
Lutjanus gibbus Humpback snapper |
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FISH 4179 Lutjanus gibbus Humpback snapper, Taveuni, Fiji.
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Lutjanus guttatus Spotted rose snapper |
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FISH 6419 Lutjanus guttatus, Spotted rose snapper, Sea of Cortez. |
Lutjanus kasmira Bluestripe snapper |
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FISH 3341 Lutjanus kasmira, Bluestripe snapper school, Raja Ampat, West Papua. |
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FISH 3561 Lutjanus kasmira Bluestripe snapper school, Kadavu, Fiji |
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FISH 3547 Lutjanus kasmira Bluestripe snapper school (whole fish), Kadavu, Fiji |
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FISH 3540 Lutjanus kasmira Bluestripe snapper school (close-up), Kadavu, Fiji |
Lutjanus lutjanus Bigeye snapper |
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FISH 3334 Lutjanus lutjanus Bigeye snapper, Raja Ampat, West Papua.
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FISH 9288 Lutjanus lutjanus Bigeye snapper Kri Eco Raja Ampat.
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Lutjanus mahogani Mahogany snapper |
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FISH 9288 Lutjanus mahogani Mahogany snapper, Roatan
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Lutjanus quinquelineatus Five-lined snapper |
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Lutjanus quinquelineatus, Five-lined snapper in night-time colouration, Fiji |
Lutjanus russelli Russell's snapper |
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FISH 3357 Lutjanus russelli Russell's snapper, Raja Ampat, West Papua |
Lutjanus semicinctus Blackbanded snapper |
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FISH 1347 Lutjanus semicinctus Blackbanded snapper, Raja Ampat, West Papua. |
Lutjanus viridis blue-and-gold snapper |
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FISH 6759 Lutjanus viridis, blue-and-gold snapper, Sea of Cortez. |
Macolor macularis Midnight snapper |
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FISH 4666 Macolor macularis Midnight snapper adult phase (Lutjanidae) Taveuni, Fiji
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Macolor macularis, Midnight snapper, intermediate phase, Kadavu, Fiji |
Ocyurus chrysurus Yellowtail snapper |
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FISH 3145 Ocyurus chrysurus, Yellowtail snapper, Glover's Reef, Belize
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FISH 3147 Ocyurus chrysurus, Yellowtail snapper, Glover's Reef, Belize
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Symphorichthys spilurus Sailfin snapper |
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FISH 9140 Symphorichthys spilurus Sailfin snapper Kri Eco Raja Ampat.
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FISH 9803 Symphorichthys spilurus Sailfin snapper juvenile in night time coloration Raja Ampat.
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Ryan Photographic - Lutjanidae - Snappers 
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